Wise women

I have been fortunate in my life to befriend some truly wonderful and wise women. These women have embodied grace, beauty, intelligence, creativity, depth, humility, joy, strength, leadership and faith...

M ~ A beautiful African American women who taught me about loyalty and asked me if I was sure I wanted to get 'involved' with a white boy and reminded me to fight for him and our family.

T ~ A pastor whose command of story telling taught me how to weave faith and life together in a beautiful tapestry...she also was the first to look me in the eye after we lost our first baby and tell me that I was still a mother.

S~ An older women who walked with a humility and dignity that immediately captured me. Her life as a missionary in the D.R. in the '60-80's was beyond anything I could imagine. She and her husband were the first to really welcome us into our church in the city.

SB~ One of the women in my church denomination that made it possible for women like me to be pastors. Also one of the richest people I've ever known...but so approachable, generous and kind that it was never an issue.

MD ~ A deeply spiritual woman who guided me through the births of both my daughters. Who taught me that prayer is so much richer and deeper than I could fathom.

R~ An artist with clay, hands strong enough to break bones, gentle enough to hold a broken person. Her creativity and faith are so interwoven it is hard to see where one begins and the other ends. One of her tea pots is one of my most treasured possessions.

D~ A woman who listens to troubled souls for a living. She has a limitless capacity to empathize and to cut through to the heart of the issue in a way that is empowering and loving.

These women will probably never know how much I treasure them and how much richer I am for knowing them.